Hey ladies, does anyone have an recommendation for DJs here in Halifax? I would like to keep the cost around $400 and a light show is NOT necessary. Thanks.
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Hey ladies, does anyone have an recommendation for DJs here in Halifax? I would like to keep the cost around $400 and a light show is NOT necessary. Thanks.
This article appears in Duly Noted Spring 2011.
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DJ Guy is great, It’s All About You Events have used him on numerous occasions. His contact information can be provided if you are interested at craig@itsallaboutyouevents.ca
Please try Brooks DJ Entertainment http://www.brooksdj.ca and we will provide references from previous brides and grooms and other wedding industry vendors
thank you,
Mike
Brooks DJ Entertainment
Halifax
http://www.brooksdj.ca
True North DJ or Atlantic Audio are both incredible. For less than $200 a little bit of uplighting can transform your entire reception room. Talk to the DJ’s about it!
Transformation dj and karaoke with Steve Baxter is who you want to go with when you want the best “bang ” for the buck!! Check out his videos at :
youtube/mrstevieray16…..When only the best! will do!
Congratulations! and good luck!!
Transformationdj@hotmail.com
Personally i think you should be mindful of the cost. Remember, the wedding reception party is to thank your family and friends for coming and spending the day with you. The cheaper you get with a DJ, the more likely they are not a registered business, legally licensed, insured, or even experienced.
We’ve all heard of major horror stories at weddings about DJs. Most often, it’s not the established companies with reputations that flounder like that. It’s the cheap guys looking to make a quick buck.
You only get married once – well that’s usually the plan. Don’t let a wonderful day be ruined because you tried saving $200, which in the grand scheme of your wedding may be very little.
My suggestion is don’t hire a DJ for less than $550 for 4 hours. I’m in the business and know Halifax very well, but I now live in Toronto so this advice isn’t to promote me, my business, or anyone else. Just a buyer-be-aware!
Kevin Tanner of ATMOSPHERE / ADVANCED SYSTEMS ENTERTAINMENT was very accommodating and great to work with for the most part ahead of the wedding – although when I sent the ceremony songs via dropbox almost a year before the wedding, I wasn’t told until a couple of weeks before that he didn’t actually download them and the links were now dead so I had to scramble to try to figure it all out which caused me considerable distress and grief — luckily he came to my hotel and picked up a jump drive with the songs on it to avert disaster but I still feel it could have all been avoided if he had told me from the outset that the songs had not been saved. Anyway things went downhill from there because unfortunately everything Kevin and I discussed must have been only haphazardly passed on to an alternate DJ for wedding day (with absolutely no prior warning that we weren’t in fact getting the DJ on wedding day that we dealt with all along) because the DJ we ended up with was not competent at all. He lacked personality, his transitions between songs were atrocious and he failed to work the microphone appropriately a number of times. In addition, one of the uplights he set up at the reception was set up on the floor in front of a ledge and a number of guests tripped on it before I moved it myself to the obviously safer place on the ledge. Come on, aren’t these extremely basic DJ 101 concepts?? To make matters worse, when I complained to the company about the above they didn’t even respond and charged me the full cost for service. In this day of competitive business options, I’d steer clear of this one and choose another!
Transformation DJ and Karaoke……….very professional from the beginning to the end
Here are two of my favourite quotes!
The entertainment you choose for your event or party is responsible for 80% of the events success and the memories you have for the rest of your life. – Martha Stewart
There is nothing in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell for a little cheeper, and he who considers price only is that mans lawful prey!- John Ruskin
If you want to Party, you should call Marty. I pride myself as the Entertaining DJ. Your goal should be to have your guests really enjoy the evening and that means dancing to the tunes they want. I not only take requests, I actually play them too.
Marty the Party guy.
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